Affirmative Action: A Court at War with Reality
On the surface, the 6-3 decision of the Supreme Court prohibiting race as a factor in college admissions was about legal fairness, throwing out affirmative action... Read more.
A Reprieve for Democracy
Defenders of democracy won a round at the Supreme Court this week in a decision that fended off a Republican campaign to put state legislatures in charge of all... Read more.
Weekend Update: Uncertainty on Facts
We had a news weekend that featured uncertainty and a wholesale substitution of speculation for reported fact. At different times, the halted Russian militia rebellion... Read more.
A Knock on Botherism
“Botherism” is the generic term being bandied about in demands for “comparative” treatment of cases arising with the justice system involving politicians... Read more.
More than a Theater is Closing
Performers Were the First Left Unemployed by the Pandemic and the Last To Be Rehired It’s certainly a sad note to hear that the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles,... Read more.
The FBI and Justice Department Delayed Investigation of Trump
Even as the drumbeat goes on in Republican circles to undercut the FBI and the Justice Department over prosecutions of Donald Trump, The Washington Post has now... Read more.
Trump and an Assault on the Law
What Exactly Did You See Yesterday That Made You Want To Consider Trump Your President? In a federal courtroom in Miami, the historic campaign for overturning the... Read more.
Clean Water Aside, Supreme Court Attacks Governing
The Nation’s Commitment To Clean Water Is in Trouble News coverage and legal analysis following last month’s Supreme Court decision blocking enforcement of federal... Read more.
Wildfires: Out of an Orange-Colored Sky
What Struck Us All for a Couple of Days Is a Passing Sense of Vulnerability in an Increasingly Brutal World OK, the sky in New York and other eastern cities leaned... Read more.
Trump Indicted, Finally
Finally, the shoe dropped, the inevitable outcome of bloated, self-created egomania. Despite the hype, the news that Donald Trump is facing indictment on seven federal... Read more.